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News Release from: BRE | Subject: SUMACON
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 August 2005
Expanding the 'SUMACON' sustainability
network
Plans to expand the building industry's Sustainable Masonry Construction Network - known as SUMACON - will be given a boost this October at a two-day workshop.
Plans to expand the building industry's Sustainable Masonry Construction Network - known as SUMACON - will be given a boost this October at a two-day workshop on the development and use of sustainable building materials and techniques SUMACON was set up in April 2004 as part of the Government's drive to promote sustainability across British industry
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 2 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and based at Bristol University.
Professor Geoffrey Allen, of SUMACON, says, 'Issues such as the increasing cost of landfill taxes mean the construction industry must look more closely at the use of waste materials in building.
Other key issues include the development and use of low energy materials and economic recycling at the end of a building's life.
'Communication amongst all sectors of the building industry is essential to competitiveness in the development and use of sustainable building materials,' says Professor Allen.
'Academics, materials producers and suppliers, architects, engineers and government policy makers all need to be involved.' The aim of the workshop will be to identify new areas of research and examine the way in which future policy and changes in legislation will influence the development of current technologies.
Supporters of SUMACON include BRE, the UK's leading centre of expertise for construction, the built environment, sustainability and a host of related issues.
Tim Yates, Technical Director of the Centre for Whole Life Construction and Conservation at BRE says,'SUMACON provides a unique forum for those involved in developing the use of sustainable building materials.
We would encourage anyone interested in this sector to get involved.
The workshop is an ideal opportunity to find out more.
The 'SUMACON Towards Sustainable Construction' workshop will be held at Burwalls Centre for Continuing Education, Bristol, 17th - 18th October.
Price: GBP150 including lunch and evening dinner on Monday.
Further information from: Dr Richard J Ball, University of Bristol, Interface Analysis Centre, Oldbury House, 121 St Michael's Hill, Bristol, BS2 8BS, Tel: 01173 311175, Fax: 01179 255646, E-mail: richard.ball@bristol.ac.uk, www.sumacon.org resource 05 - the showcase for low carbon and energy efficient technology 13-15 September 2005 at BRE - see www.resource05.com.
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